Words matter. Words have power. We saw in Rwanda, it [the g… - Consolee Nishimwe

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Words matter. Words have power. We saw in Rwanda, it [the genocide] started from words.

Consolee Nishimwe

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Consolee Nishimwe (born 11 September 1979), is a Rwandan author of a memoir , a motivational speaker, storyteller and a survivor of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi . she is also women's rights advocate

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Physical violence happened to me, and also living with HIV as a result of that, it’s something I will never forget—that will never go anywhere, that I have to live with.

There are women survivors who are not able to share their stories. I have been able to help them, when it came to helping those who were raped, share their stories which is something they had not been able to talk about.

What happened in one day can happen anywhere, and people should be aware of [this], because it’s not something that happens overnight.

Words matter. Words have power. We saw in Rwanda, it [the genocide] started from words. - Consolee Nishimwe

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